title: Maeropsis paphavasitae and Rotomelita longipropoda, two new species (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Lower Gulf of Thailand.
abstract: Two new species of maerid and melitid Amphipoda, Maeropsis paphavasitae and Rotomelita longipropoda, respectively, collected from a seagrassbed of the Lower Gulf of Thailand, are described. Maeropsis paphavasitae is characterized by it seven teeth on the palm of gnathopod 2 and Rotomelita longipropoda can be recognized by its long gnathopod 1 propodus. Their characters are described and illustrated. All specimens are deposited at Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Natural History Museum, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand and the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.
authors.affiliation: Excellence Center for Biodiversity of Peninsular Thailand, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, 90112 Thailand.
authors.forename: Koraon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wongkamhaeng
authors.forename: Charles Oliver
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Pornsilp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pholpunthin
keywords: Amphipoda; Crustacea; Gulf of Thailand; Maeridae; Maeropsis paphavasitae; Melitidae; Rotomelita longipropoda; new species; seagrass bed; taxonomy